Side effects of mixing Adderall and Alcohol?

wow omg no waaay!

Sounds to me like food poisoning...I ate at Taco Bell around 4pm and by 2am I was so sick...Yuck!! Btw been mixing a&a for quite some time, and never been sick from it.

The alcohol IS a depressant,to begin with. Adderall,helps us in a very effective way....IF taken as prescribed. . ( I take it for damage from Chemo and RAD.....: Anyway, you are mixing these two,and your body & mind are VERY CONFUSED. I am not in the Medical field........but a very blessed survivor 0f stage 3 cancer,for 18 years. YOU really need,(we all do) to take better care.........of your health. People who are diagnosed with potentially terminal disease...........have an excellent chance for surviving it

I have recently begun taking adderall on a daily basis. I am about 200 lbs at the moment and i have taken anywhere from 30 mg to 60 mg a day. I have been taking it a lot while drinking for obvious reasons. I haven't experienced any acute symptoms yet but i am worried if partaking in such shenanigans multiple nights in a row can increase the likelihood of exhibiting acute and alarming negative side effects. I am not on more than 20 mg at any point in time as i space out the 10 mg doses properly. 

thats the spirit. 150 really? thats pretty insane... you really didn't have intense side effects? or are you 700 lbs.. jk

My son's friend just died from a combination of adderall and alcohol. Taking the adderall allowed him to drink much more than he usually does and he went to sleep and never woke up. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning. PLEASE tell all your friends that they are playing Russian roulette with their lives by combining adderall with alcohol. A brilliant, handsome 26 year old young man with tremendous potential is dead today because of this combo. Don't be foolish!

Sorry for replying a couple years after but hopefully you get to see this. I'm a 2nd year Med school student and I've taken adderall countless times to study and to get homework done; and I know countless other soon-to-be doctors that have too. As far as taking it recreationally, as long as it is done relatively smart and "responsibly", as in: not exceeding 50-80mg/day, snorting, etc.- you'd be okay with going out for the night with it. As an undergrad, my friends and I took adderall (20-30mg-xr), smoked bud, and binge drank multiple times and we always had no problems and felt great the next morning. However, abusing adderall and taking upwards to 80-100mg by itself let alone alcohol is not a good idea. Adderall can be dangerous if you don't know what your doing and how you react to it but as long as you know your limits on drinking and anything else you may take, 20-40mg of adderall is not going to cause harmful side effects. People with all these negative posts of how they hallucinated, ended up in the E.R., or any other crazy story from just 10-20mg and only have 3 drinks either 1) does not have a much of a tolerance 2) is leaving out the more illicit drugs they took or 3) how they did shots all night. I'm not saying to go out and do every drug in the book, but having responsibility with having a little fun (with adderall, alcohol, and/or marijuana) every now and then is not going to seriously harm you; especially in college with all the high stress, I would've never made it if I didn't have some sort of stress relief. But that's just my opinion. As far as the three days of recovery-- you should probably double check with your friend for what they gave you because it sounds like you were given ecstasy or MDMA instead of adderall; ecstasy is very well known for having the 2-3 days of depression and that "hangover" feeling.

Sorry for replying a couple years after but hopefully you get to see this. I'm a 2nd year Med school student and I've taken adderall countless times to study and to get homework done; and I know countless other soon-to-be doctors that have too. As far as taking it recreationally, as long as it is done relatively smart and "responsibly", as in: not exceeding 50-80mg/day, snorting, etc.- you'd be okay with going out for the night with it. As an undergrad, my friends and I took adderall (20-30mg-xr), smoked bud, and binge drank multiple times and we always had no problems and felt great the next morning. However, abusing adderall and taking upwards to 80-100mg by itself let alone alcohol is not a good idea. Adderall can be dangerous if you don't know what your doing and how you react to it but as long as you know your limits on drinking and anything else you may take, 20-40mg of adderall is not going to cause harmful side effects. People with all these negative posts of how they hallucinated, ended up in the E.R., or any other crazy story from just 10-20mg and only have 3 drinks either 1) does not have a much of a tolerance 2) is leaving out the more illicit drugs they took or 3) how they did shots all night. I'm not saying to go out and do every drug in the book, but having responsibility with having a little fun (with adderall, alcohol, and/or marijuana) every now and then is not going to seriously harm you; especially in college with all the high stress, I would've never made it if I didn't have some sort of stress relief. But that's just my opinion.

As far as the three days of recovery-- you should probably double check with your friend for what they gave you because it sounds like you were given ecstasy or MDMA instead of adderall; ecstasy is very well known for having the 2-3 days of depression and that "hangover" feeling.

My friend drank and then took an adderall someone gave her, not knowing what it was and then she felt like she could drink some more so she did. Her and her bf got into an arguement and she drove to his house and blacked out behind the wheel. She hit a pedestrian and pinned her against a car and severed her in half. She went to jail for vehicular homicide. Never had a criminal record. Lost her house, her job, her license for life. Not to mention she took that womans life. Dont drink and take adderal and dont drive under the influence. It could happen to anyone.

you dont have to tell everyone you are on adderall. everyone can tell your all over the place.

Not sure why everyone is saying that drinking any amount of alcohol while taking Adderall makes you 'more drunk'. The explanation on these medical websites clearly state that 'Adderall' is a stimilant and alcohol is a depressant. Therefore the worry is that you will indeed drink more because it will lessen the effects of alcohol and you could drink more and get alcohol poisoning, and get sick, and possibly die. If you are taking 'clonizipam' or the brand name 'Klonopin' and drinking you will definetely get drunk faster and act and feel more intoxicated, because you are taking two kinds of 'depressants'. If you are taking Adderall and Klonopin (or the generic Clonizipam) and drinking you are going to get drunk faster because of the Clonizipam. The danger of mixing Adderall and Alcohol is because you're taking an upper and a downer, and it can cause heart problems, and even death as there are several recorded deaths of young healthy men who have had heart attacks or died because of taking too much Adderall. Please don't experiment on yourself, and take your medicines responsibly and don't drink too much period, and on medication. And for heavens sake do not drink and drive, drunk or BUZZED, because Buzzed driving IS Drunk Driving. Take care!

Wow. That is sobering. Sorry to hear about your friends son. Stimulants CAN hurt your heart. You only have one you, so don't abuse your body. Life is short, don't make it shorter.

Please see a doctor or a health professional if you're trying to lose weight, sorry if that is not why you're taking the Adderal. Why are you drinking so much? Go to an AA meeting, they're free, and drinking too much is just like killing yourself slowly if that is what you're doing all the time, and not just the occaisonal night out. That is way too much Adderal to be taking.

You're a 2nd year medical student???? I wonder what your professors would think of your response. I hope I'm never under your care.

Before I begin, some background:

first dose - 10 years ago: 30 xr.

Regular use - 9 years (typically generic 30 tabs, occasional 25 xr)

Prescribed - 8 years ( 4 yrs 60 xr/day, 1.5 yrs 60mg/day tab, 3 months yvanse 70mg, 1.5 years 70mg vy + 60 mg add tab, 1 year, 90 mg/day tab)

First drunken experience - 14 years ago, regular (technically heavy) drinking  - 11-ish years ago, and counting.

Age - 28

There is much more that can be added to my resume but it isn't exactly relevant to the tread. In a twisted way one could say I have a Master's degree in applied psychopharmacology and Abnormal Psychology. I did study psychology formally and dabbled in chemistry, biochemistry and physiology on the side. Never before have I heard so many horror stories regarding this particular combination before in my life. Not since college when D.A.R.E. addled kids would write papers and give speeches warning would be party-ers that drugs are bad and multiple drugs are multiple bad without any real insight as to the what why how and often when of inebriation. I can understand the 150mg/ day hard drinkin hero, however, his post comes off too arrogant such that he may well one day wake up in a hotel room, in a confused rage, blue in the face from all the air he wasn't breathing for several minutes more than biology demands.

I digress. The Original poster had first mentioned depression for which they were prescribed Adderall. OK, well, while I have read about Adderall and various amphetamines as a short-term treatment for atypical or treatment resistant depression, I've never known anyaNone to ever be prescribed for that reason. I must ask, what's the dosage, how often, and were any other medical treatments mentioned. Anyway, that person also claims to drink a lot. What is alot? Of course Height, Weight, gender, over all health, and tolerance all play vital factors into what constitutes "a lot"

I've done FDA approved speed almost anyway you can. I've taken onll 20 mg for a day. I've taken it only to work a night shift and still be alert for classes the next day. I've taken it to fight fatigue for homework, I've taken it to be social, to research, to ponder, to read, to drive long distance, for class, for work, to stay up for days to get things done, and just for the hell of it. I've gone ove 2 days on 1 pill, I've eaten... sh*t... hang on.. well on one occasion, 13 pills in one day (30mg tabs), after binging for at least 2 prior, just to get rid of them. I've managed on doses every three hours for 2-3 days solid without feeling strange, I've gone totally out of my mind in 24. My record is 120 hrs + or - possibly with several other things along the way. For a while, my average day was 36 hours. I've convulsed in my bed when trying to sleep after a "long day" and I've even missed large chunks of days from an extended camping trip. I've also been focused, charming, efficient, creatively inclined and motivated. Became a glutton for knowledge. Cranked out whole semesters in a no more than 2.5 weeks.

By senior year I was hungover for my first class half the week. by college i was drinking at least a little bit everyday. Last year I drank like it was my job. Whiskey, preferably wild turkey 101, lots of it. Shots, tumblers, whaatever, with beer on the side. Also, I take (have taken) various benzodiazapienes for anxiety. So, here's my take on it.

If you're depressed, you need to be wary of drinking anyway. It's a popular attractive option, but its no real way to cope. If you're depression is a permanent resident, then you ain't gonna drink it away. Now, if you drink a lot because that's how you do, that's different. A 6 pack of something decent a day ain't bad if your a true blue Wisconsin-style drinker. The adderall is tricky too, because the euphoria that helps the depression can quickly turn on you when it wears off and your neurons are clamoring for more dopamine. If you drink at that point (being depressed already) the booze could easily turn sour on you mentally.

As far as mixing the two simultaneously.... it didn't take long to learn that, yes, they seem to go well together. No you don't get "drunker faster," if anything the amplified metabolism will help eliminate it quicker. Yes, the liver is something to be watched as it is the main filter of all things. However, Amphetamines do like to hang out around the kidneys, affect blood pressure and such that can mess with (proper) kidney function and if they hang out there too long.... they may lose their resale value. The altered metabolism also could affect pancreatic activity but that's not a huge concern. The heart and brain are though. Too much speed and your neurons fall victim to excitotoxicity (they get sick from too much input). However, in the right amout they do enhance cognitive function like focus, alertness, reflexs, balance, muscle control, and coordination.

Alcohol, naturally, inhibits all of those brain functions. So together they balance out. Yes you are still drunk, you may not notice, however you can be more functional than if you were drunk alone. It still doesn't change you're BAC though. Since they both work on the liver, yes the liver has double duty but not too extremely. Since Booze is a diuretic, the kidney retention shouldn't be a problem, assuming your dose of the adderall is moderate enough. You may feel like and even succeed in drinking all night if you want, finishing off whole bottles of booze and a 12 pack with half the night still left. You will likely wake up with a nasty hangover; this is from the obscene amount you drank because you didn't feel drunk and kept functioning enough to drink more. you may have an almost uncontrollable urge to drink more as everything seems great and you just want more and more of all of it. In case of hang over, in college I found a 30 xr to alleviate the symptoms of such. It was probably just making me feel better mentally, but hell, I could function and wasn't suffering.

Quite honestly, there are times when I prefer to drink with my adderall. There's a balance that is unlike anyother pairing that just works if done in moderation for yoiur own lilmits, needs and circumstance. Do be sure to drink water. Remember that, it will help you in the long run. Iff you do, you will be fine despite the hangover.

When being horribly irresponsible (which I don't reccomend) my magic mixture is a hearty but modest dose of speed, a few stiff drinks and a xanax or two and I'm good to go, write, research, interact, work, whateever. I'll drink because I'm taking adderall and vice versa.

Over the years, a theory has emerged from my observations and self-experiments that alcohol, as both a solvent and diruetic, as well as a weak acid, may more readily bind with amphetamines in your system (however weAKLY) and flush them out as the booze drains the water from your bladder and body cells. amphetamine is watersoluble btw. In times when I've taken adds for so long or in enough quantities that they stop working, but after a shot or two of whiskey, everything's fine again.

neither me nor anyone I know, (and most folks I know agree that speed and booze go well together, possibly meant for each other) has suffered from the combination at any level. Any extremely negative outcomes have been due to drinking TOO much, or not drinking water ever. If you're smart you'll be fine. just listen to your body and don't worry to damn much. A lot of the reactions are mental. In fact, a great deal of how any substance affects you is mental, as your attitude (set) and setting play a big role in how your mind will receive and interpret the experience.

If you're afraid because they both have potent effects on the mind and body then you'll wind up like many of the other posters. I have a hard time believing such a small amout of either or both chemicals would make you puke or tremble or break down unless you have other, serious undiagnosed mental issues or tendencies, or previously unknown bodily impairment. Just do it right and you won't die. Though if you[re rather depressed, trust me, mixing booze and speed is not the best life choice since I gather you're doing so because you[re depressed and don't care. Still, it's safer than drinking on ssri's, that will f**k you're liver right up. and you'll feel it.

 

If you really use the adderall as medication, thendon't mix, otherwise you might get into bad habits. Just know you're limits and do what's good for you.

 

"I hate to advocate the use of drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone.... but they've always worked for me."